RPSGT PRACTICE EXAM Questions AND Correct Answers
2-5 % of TST, in A normal young adult, is characteristic of which sleep
stage - ✔✔N1
A 1.0 HZ EEG WAVE IS MEASURED AT 15MM PEAK TO PEAK. THE
SENSITIVITY IS 5UV/MM. THE VOLTAGE OF THE WAVE IS - ✔✔75UV
A 30 second epoch of stage R is followed by an epoch with no change
in the chin EMG, no rapid eye movements, five seconds of Alpha and a
spindle in the second half of the Epoch, how should the second epoch
be scored - ✔✔Stage N2
A CHEYNE STOKES BREATHING PATTERN IS OFTEN SEEN IN PATIENTS
WITH - ✔✔CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
A Class C fire involved electrical equipment. If the equipment can't be
unplugged what type of fire extinguisher should be utilized -
✔✔Carbon dioxide or dry chemical extinguisher
A HIGH PASS FILTER IS ALSO KNOWN AS - ✔✔LOW FREQUENCY FILTER
A montage with the following derivations on adjacent channels is
described as Fp1-F3 F3-C3 C3-P3 P3-O1 - ✔✔Bipolar
, A NORMAL VARIATION IN SINUS RHYTHM WHICH IS RELATED TO
RESPIRATORY RATE AND RESULTS FROM VAGAL TONE INHIBITION
DESCRIBES - ✔✔SINUS ARRHYTHMIA
A PATIENT BEING EVALUATED FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP DISORDERED
BREATHING HAS ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. WHAT SHOULD THE TECH DO -
✔✔CONTINUE TO OBSERVE AND DOCUMENT RHYTHM
A PATIENT HAS POOR EXTREMITY CIRCULATION THAT IS AFFECTING
THE ACCURACY OF THE PULSE OXIMETRY READINGS FROM FINGER
PROBE. WHICH WOULD BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE ACTION - ✔✔PUT
THE PROBE ON THE PATIENTS EAR
A patient is referred to the sleep lab who injects themselves with
insulin for diabetes. While cleaning the set up area, the tech is
accidently stuck with the needle, left by the patient. What is the first
thing that the tech should do. - ✔✔Wash the area of the stick with
soap and water
A patient is scheduled for a PSG & in reviewing his history, you see
that he had a previous PSG that indicated "REM-related apnea. When
would expect to see the highest concentration of respiratory events
on his study - ✔✔During the last third of the study
A PATIENT IS SCHEDULED FOR A PSG WITH TRICYCLIC ANTI
DEPRESSANT MEDICATION ON HER LIST OF MEDICATIONS. WHAT
2-5 % of TST, in A normal young adult, is characteristic of which sleep
stage - ✔✔N1
A 1.0 HZ EEG WAVE IS MEASURED AT 15MM PEAK TO PEAK. THE
SENSITIVITY IS 5UV/MM. THE VOLTAGE OF THE WAVE IS - ✔✔75UV
A 30 second epoch of stage R is followed by an epoch with no change
in the chin EMG, no rapid eye movements, five seconds of Alpha and a
spindle in the second half of the Epoch, how should the second epoch
be scored - ✔✔Stage N2
A CHEYNE STOKES BREATHING PATTERN IS OFTEN SEEN IN PATIENTS
WITH - ✔✔CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
A Class C fire involved electrical equipment. If the equipment can't be
unplugged what type of fire extinguisher should be utilized -
✔✔Carbon dioxide or dry chemical extinguisher
A HIGH PASS FILTER IS ALSO KNOWN AS - ✔✔LOW FREQUENCY FILTER
A montage with the following derivations on adjacent channels is
described as Fp1-F3 F3-C3 C3-P3 P3-O1 - ✔✔Bipolar
, A NORMAL VARIATION IN SINUS RHYTHM WHICH IS RELATED TO
RESPIRATORY RATE AND RESULTS FROM VAGAL TONE INHIBITION
DESCRIBES - ✔✔SINUS ARRHYTHMIA
A PATIENT BEING EVALUATED FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP DISORDERED
BREATHING HAS ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. WHAT SHOULD THE TECH DO -
✔✔CONTINUE TO OBSERVE AND DOCUMENT RHYTHM
A PATIENT HAS POOR EXTREMITY CIRCULATION THAT IS AFFECTING
THE ACCURACY OF THE PULSE OXIMETRY READINGS FROM FINGER
PROBE. WHICH WOULD BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE ACTION - ✔✔PUT
THE PROBE ON THE PATIENTS EAR
A patient is referred to the sleep lab who injects themselves with
insulin for diabetes. While cleaning the set up area, the tech is
accidently stuck with the needle, left by the patient. What is the first
thing that the tech should do. - ✔✔Wash the area of the stick with
soap and water
A patient is scheduled for a PSG & in reviewing his history, you see
that he had a previous PSG that indicated "REM-related apnea. When
would expect to see the highest concentration of respiratory events
on his study - ✔✔During the last third of the study
A PATIENT IS SCHEDULED FOR A PSG WITH TRICYCLIC ANTI
DEPRESSANT MEDICATION ON HER LIST OF MEDICATIONS. WHAT
